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The missing piece is safe browser or app integration. If I link to a torrent movie I download some weird torrent file or get a magnet link, so open them I have
by albertgoeswoof 8y ago
The missing piece is safe browser or app integration. If I link to a torrent movie I download some weird torrent file or get a magnet link, so open them I have to download some malware off sourceforge or whatever comes up when I google torrent downloader, and then when I finally get the files I get a bunch of crap with them, and maybe some malware.
- dcposch 8y agoCheck out WebTorrent Works today in Chrome, Firefox, edge, etc. In Brave--Brendan Eich's new browser--you can even drop a magnet link directly into the URL bar! Uses WebTorrent under the hood. https://webtorrent.io https://webtorrent.io
- Symmetry 8y agoIt's not a problem if you have the expertise to know where to find a safe torrent client. But most people don't have that.
- AgentME 8y agoWhen you visit a site that uses webtorrent, then you don't need to find your own torrent client. The site's javascript does the torrenting in the user's browser automatically.
- maltalex 8y agoThat’s just a symptom. The actual problem is that it’s hard(er) to make money off bit torrent, and possibly even p2p in general. If there was a financial incentive every browser would have been capable of downloading files off BT as seamlessly as off HTTP.